Florence Muwana, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education

PhD. in Special Education from  the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Phone: 920-424-3423

E-mail: muwanaf@uwosh.edu

Areas of Expertise:

• Special Education

• Learning Behavior Specialist

• Learning and Behavior Disorders

Brief Bio:

Dr. Muwana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She holds a PhD. in Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include teacher education, collaboration between general and special educators, issues surrounding access to the general education curriculum, and the development of cross-cultural understandings in multi-cultural settings.

Dr. Muwana’s experience as a K-12 teacher spans from Zambia where she worked as a general education high school teacher. In the US, Dr. Muwana has taught special education in inclusive elementary school settings, serving students with high incidence disabilities.

Date of First Employment at UW Oshkosh: Fall 2011